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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
A USA Today bestseller
Edgar Award Winner for Best Original Paperback
Audie Award Winner for Mystery
Libby Award Winner for Best Mystery
A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.
Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her Gen-Z son is up to.
Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a curious thing—a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. In his outstretched hand, a flash drive. Vera doesn’t know what comes over her, but after calling the cops like any good citizen would, she sort of . . . swipes the flash drive from the body and tucks it safely into the pocket of her apron. Why? Because Vera is sure she would do a better job than the police possibly could, because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands. Vera knows the killer will be back for the flash drive; all she has to do is watch the increasing number of customers at her shop and figure out which one among them is the killer.
What Vera does not expect is to form friendships with her customers and start to care for each and every one of them. As a protective mother hen, will she end up having to give one of her newfound chicks to the police?
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Reviews
Entertaining and light. Vera’s character is so endearing (and clever!)
By Debra Mac
As someone who is currently getting back into reading this book had it all and kept me invested at all times! I laughed a lot, teared up at a certain part (iykyk), and could not put it down. Please give it a try!
By justcallmelae
This was such a good little mystery book. I enjoyed the characters and the story so much.
By kmrx
I’m usually so good at figuring out the end or the plot twist and this one held me till the very end. Great book. Easy read. Keeps you hooked.
By RandiLeigh702
Quite enjoy the book a lot. Really has that home Asian feel to it for those of us who are Asian. And this book makes it even more enjoyable. Love the author a lot.
By Summer Clouds